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German parliament will not remove malware all month ‘

Jun

11

2015

The German Bundestag still struggling after four weeks with the consequences of an attack on its network and receives malware like Trojans removed. That claims Der Spiegel. It may be necessary not only of new software systems, but also from other hardware are provided.

Bundestag The Trojans would still be active for a month after the discovery of the attack on the network of the German parliament, say multiple sources to Der Spiegel. In parliamentary circles would already ‘total damage’ spoken and possibly a complete reinstall is not sufficient but must be renewed hardware to be truly redeemed of all malware traces.

Part of the movement of the parliament would be all routed through the network of government. This network would be better protected. Thursday is a special committee of the Bundestag decide how it ‘Parlakom’ network can be rebuilt. Then also, any decision or espionage experts from government enabled for further research and protection. That is politically sensitive in Germany, some parties make objected to give access to their systems.

Previously, sources of Der Spiegel know that there are indications that Russian hackers were behind the attack. It is still unclear whether systems with sensitive information have been affected.